And I was never in love.I will deny it every time you ask.I will say "No."I will say "It didn't mean anything."I will say "I'm fine."

Love liesIn your fingertips as you traceThe curves of my body,Memorizing every turn. And I was happy.

But suddenly I'm screaming andHolding my head in my handsBecause I can't remember how to breathe.And I'm pounding my dashboard becauseI can't handle listening to this song anymore. But I don't like the silence.

Love lies,And I didn't ask for this. I didn't mean to spit my heart out so closeTo your feet because you keep stepping on it,And I don't think you even realize it.

I don't want to lean into your wordsAs they fall from your soft lipsBecause I know that they're false. And it makes me angry as hell.

I guess what I'm saying is:I don't need you. I don't want you. I was never yours.

Love lies.

And I was never in love.I will deny it every time you ask.I will say "No."I will say "It didn't mean anything."I will say "I'm fine."

Firstly, I like the way you tie the title in with the rest of the piece, without it giving away too much of what your piece is about.

Now, the crit: ST = Stanza L = LineI love how you switch from 'happy in love' in ST 2 to 'something went wrong' in ST 3.

I'm guessing that the 'song' mentioned in ST 3 is the song of the couple, and that the silence is how their relationship has turned out. Just a guess though (because I suck at guessing).

After ST 3 things take a turn for the 'painful' part of love, and I like the difference between ST 2 and the rest of the piece.

I love the image of spitting out one's heart. It's very original.

As previously mentioned in another comment, I like the repetition of ST 1 as the final ST. It sums things up nicely, as having it as ST 1 and then going into ST 2 makes one know something is going to go wrong, but having it at the end concludes and explains it all with more clarity.

Your use of enjambment it great, as is your use of punctuation.

Your imagery is great and one can picture what is happening during the piece as one reads through it.

Overall:A very emotional piece that tells a great story and is well written.

When you write about love, there are so many directions you can go. I felt that the direction you went was very original, you present what love is with a very calm attitude, but I also pick up resentment. I also love(no lie) the repetition of the first and last stanza, it's as if your being given a reminder of the cruelties of love.